Iowa farmer shoots youth at church door
Clarence Hedden of Mount Pleasant Iowa shot and killed Raymond Matthews 18 on the steps of Wesley chapel as services ended. More than 50 witnesses. Hedden surrendered to the sheriff hours later and is jailed. Motive not disclosed. Hedden has a troubled history including recent divorce and alleged mental strain.
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Clarence Hedden
Raymond Matthews
Harland Matthews
Marion
Wesley Chapel
Here
Motive
Hedden
Nebraska
Matthews
Parr to Stay in Waterloo Pastorate
Rev. Harold E. Parr, pastor of First Congregational church, will remain in Waterloo. He declined persistent offers to assume leadership of the college church in Springfield, Missouri, preferring to continue his work locally after careful consideration.
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Harold E. Parr
First Congregational Church
Waterloo
Springfield
Ozark Mountains
Parr
Brunswick Phonograph Store Reorganizes as Brunswick Munn Music
J J Munn takes controlling interest in the Waterloo store at 502 Commercial Street and will manage the new Brunswick Munn Music company, planning expansion with an additional room and a Cedar Rapids outlet. The firm will be incorporated for 25000 dollars and aims to broaden its popular reproducing instrument business.
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Brunswick Phonograph
Waterloo
BrunsWick-Munn Music Company
J. J. Munn
Munn
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo Brunswick
Commercial Street
Morning Baseball Results Across Cities
Morning baseball scores from Boston New York Chicago Cleveland New York Pittsburgh and Cincinnati NL games show varied results with pitchers and lineups listed. Also First M. E. church seeks fifty women for Red Cross work tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Ord Shanks
Nunamaker
Ter
Thomas
Chicago
Petrott
Ehmke
James
Stanage
Faher
Danforth
Williams and Schalk
Cleveland— Louis
Cleveland
Groom
Morimeaux
Wright
Severeid
Hale
Klepfer
O'Neil
M. E. Church
Red Cross Society
Society appeals for funds to make comfort bags for front line soldiers
A local society reports an urgent fundraising drive to create and ship Christmas comfort bags for soldiers at the front. Red Cross approval and shop collection points are listed, with volunteers ready to pick up donations by call or drop-off. Other items note first nurses district meeting at the YWCA, new members, and scheduling outreach across the county. A series of social gatherings including bridge parties and courtesy entertainments for visitors are also described, with details of hosts and attendees.
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Red Cross Society
Red Cross
District Association of Registered Nurses
Young Women’s Christian Association
Submarine Warfare Confidence From German Admiral Scheer
Admiral Reinhart Scheer states in Leipziger Tageblatt that unrestricted submarine warfare will force England to concede, claiming the rate of sinkings will prove the war unprofitable for Britain. He dismisses American impact and predicts the submarines will decide the war before a large Allied-American army can arrive.
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Reinhart Scheer
Leipsic Tageblatt
England
Mark
Admiral Scheer
America
Great Britain
Italy
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Scheer
Europe
Auto hit bridge injures Mrs Bod elker on Black Hawk Road
An auto driven by Cecil Schiarbaum of Mt. Auburn faded headlights into a collision on the Black Hawk road near the old ball park. Mrs. Bodelker of Waverly suffered a skull fracture and was taken to St. Francis hospital. Other reports note stolen cars, minor crashes, and seven dimmer ordinance violators facing Judge Beem.
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Cecil Schiarbaum
Mt. Auburn
Harry Bodelxker
Wavarly
H. A. Brinker
Cedar Falls
Electric Park
C. R. Walker
Ellis E. Wilson
Franklin Street
EE. McCowan
Western Avenue
Mutler
Beem
Old Artilleryman is Minnie's Finish Behind British Lines in France
A humorous World War I trench tale recalls Minnie the forward artillery target near Ypres. An old artillery officer hacks a telephone link to anchor a dummy bombardment and end Minnie's incursions with a decisive shell.
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Minnie
France
Associated Press
No Man's Land
Ypres
No Man’s Land
Mlinnie T
Community announcements from Waterloo societiesand lodges
Waterloo Review No 22 W B A M meets tomorrow evening in A GO U W hail with important business West Waterloo lodge 716 I O O F meets today at p m with initiatory degree and special business Cedar Review No 37 W B A M meets Maxwell hall Tuesday evening initiation of candidates memorial services led by Mrs Ella Mark Lee deputy supreme sergeant picnic supper to follow members asked to bring sandwiches and another item
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West Waterloo Lodge
Cedar Review
Maxwell Hall
Ella Mark Lee
City in Brief: Waterloo notes and visits
Local items from Waterloo record a parade of residents traveling to Independence and Denver, visits from Chicago and Racine, plus labor day events, a deserter alert to Great Lakes, and a Kansas City laundry merger. A frame netting device for cars aims to keep hats from blowing away.
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Kansas City
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